IVIG for Infection Prevention After CAR-T-Cell Therapy

Purpose

This phase II trial compares the effects of immunoglobulin replacement therapy with a placebo for preventing infectious complications in patients receiving CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy. Hypogammaglobulinemia is a common complication in patients who receive CD19 CAR-T cell therapy. This is a condition in which the level of immunoglobulins (antibodies) in the blood is low and the risk of infection is high. Immunoglobulin replacement therapy works by replacing the body's IgG antibodies with donor blood product derived IgG antibodies that may help prevent infection. IgG antibodies are often depleted as a result of CAR-T therapy. Giving immunoglobulin replacement therapy may prevent infectious complications in patients receiving CD19 CAR-T cell therapy.

Condition

  • Lymphoma

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Capable of understanding the investigational nature, potential risks and benefits of the study, and able to provide valid informed consent - For patients with medical incapacity or impaired consciousness such that they are not able to give fully informed voluntary consent, the subjects' legal representative must sign an institutional review board (IRB) approved informed consent document prior to the initiation of any screening or study-specific procedures - Participants must be 18 years of age or older - Participants will receive an Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved CD19-CAR T-cell product for the treatment of lymphoma. Patients receiving an FDA-approved product are eligible even if the product is being administered as part of a clinical trial or expanded access program (e.g., product is 'out of specification'; concomitant anti-tumor treatment such as acalabrutinib) - Serum total IgG < 500mg/dL within the prior three months - SUBSEQUENT INFUSIONS: Received an FDA-approved CD19-CAR T-cell product for the treatment of lymphoma.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Selective IgA deficiency - Prior serious adverse event/s related to intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) administration - Known serious allergy to any component of IVIG - Has a history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, lab abnormality, or other circumstance that might confound the results of the study or interfere with the patient's ability to participate for the full duration of the study or would put the patient at undue risk as judged by the investigator, such that it is not in the best interest of the patient to participate in this study - SUBSEQUENT INFUSIONS: Ongoing symptoms of cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and/or immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS) meeting criteria for grade 3 or higher - SUBSEQUENT INFUSIONS: Selective IgA deficiency - SUBSEQUENT INFUSIONS: Has a history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, lab abnormality, or other circumstance that might confound the results of the study or interfere with the patient's ability to participate for the full duration of the study or would put the patient at undue risk as judged by the Investigator, such that it is not in the best interest of the patient to participate in this study - SUBSEQUENT INFUSIONS: Receipt of additional therapy for persistence or relapse of the patient's primary malignancy - SUBSEQUENT INFUSIONS: Receipt of bone marrow transplant (allogeneic or autologous) - SUBSEQUENT INFUSIONS: Any serious adverse event (SAE), clinically significant adverse event (AE), severe laboratory abnormality, intercurrent illness, or other medical condition that indicates to the Investigator that continued participation is not in the best interest of the participant

Study Design

Phase
Phase 2
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose
Prevention
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Masking Description
Participants and study staff (except for site pharmacists) will be blinded to treatment arm assignments.

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Arm I (therapeutic immune globulin)
Patients receive IGRT with IVIG within 14 days prior to CD19 CAR-T treatment. Patients then undergo CD19 CAR-T therapy. Patients receive IVIG monthly, starting 28 days after CD19 CAR-T therapy for 4 months in the absence of unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo blood sample collection throughout the study.
  • Biological: Immune Globulin Infusion (Human), 10% Solution
    Given IV
    Other names:
    • GAMMAGARD LIQUID
  • Biological: Anti-CD19 CAR T Cells Preparation
    Given CAR-T treatment
    Other names:
    • CD19-targeting CAR-T Cells
  • Procedure: Biospecimen Collection
    Undergo blood sample collection
    Other names:
    • Biological Sample Collection
    • Biospecimen Collected
  • Other: Survey Administration
    Ancillary studies
  • Other: Electronic Health Record Review
    Ancillary studies
Placebo Comparator
Arm II (normal saline)
Patients receive placebo with normal saline IV within 14 days prior to CD19 CAR-T treatment. Patients then undergo CD19 CAR-T therapy. Patients receive normal saline monthly, starting 28 days after CD19 CAR-T therapy for 4 months in the absence of unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo blood sample collection throughout the study.
  • Biological: Anti-CD19 CAR T Cells Preparation
    Given CAR-T treatment
    Other names:
    • CD19-targeting CAR-T Cells
  • Other: Saline
    Given IV
    Other names:
    • 7647-14-5
    • ISOTONIC SODIUM CHLORIDE SOLUTION
    • Sodium Chloride 0.9%
  • Procedure: Biospecimen Collection
    Undergo blood sample collection
    Other names:
    • Biological Sample Collection
    • Biospecimen Collected
  • Other: Survey Administration
    Ancillary studies
  • Other: Electronic Health Record Review
    Ancillary studies

Recruiting Locations

Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
Boston, Massachusetts 02114

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Study Contact

Joshua Hill, MD
206-667-6504
jahill@fredhutch.org

Detailed Description

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms. ARM I: Patients receive immunoglobulin replacement therapy (IGRT) with intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) within 14 days prior to CD19 CAR-T-cell infusion. Patients then undergo CD19 CAR-T therapy. Patients receive IVIG monthly, starting 28 days after CD19 CAR-T therapy for up to 4 months in the absence of unacceptable toxicity, relapse of the underlying disease, or subsequent hematopoietic cell transplant. Patients also undergo blood sample collection throughout the study. ARM II: Patients receive placebo with normal saline IV within 14 days prior to CD19 CAR-T treatment. Patients then undergo CD19 CAR-T-cell infusion. Patients receive normal saline monthly, starting 28 days after CD19 CAR-T therapy for up to 4 months in the absence of unacceptable toxicity, relapse of the underlying disease, or subsequent hematopoietic cell transplant. Patients also undergo blood sample collection throughout the study. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up monthly through up to 6 months after CD19 CAR-T-cell infusion.